sleight
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noun
1.
skill; dexterity.
2.
an artifice; stratagem.
3.
cunning; craft.
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| —n | |
| 1. | See also sleight of hand skill; dexterity |
| 2. | a trick or stratagem |
| 3. | cunning; trickery |
| [C14: from Old Norse slægth, from slægr | |
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sleight
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
sleight
"cunning," c.1275, from O.N. sloegð "cleverness, cunning, slyness," from sloegr (see sly). Term sleight of hand is attested from c.1400.
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Example sentences
But the length and depth of the recession are forcing governments to go beyond sleight of hand to genuine cuts.
Phony, sleight of hand false equivalency right there.
How a statistical sleight of hand can expose war crimes.
But with expert sleight of hand, he is able to find artistic benefits as well.
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